Laneco Worker Charged In Theft Of Merchandise

A 17-year-old Slate Belt youth was placed in the Northampton County Juvenile Detention Center early yesterday after his arrest for allegedly stealing items from the Laneco store in Bushkill Township.

The youth, whose name and address were not disclosed, is charged with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property, criminal trespass and possession of a prohibited offensive weapon.

According to Bushkill Township police, who filed the charges, security personnel at the store on Route 512 had noticed losses at the store that seemed to take place during the night. Surveillance at the store late Thursday and early yesterday showed the youth, a store employee, taking items.

The youth was apprehended, and when his home was searched by police, additional items stolen from the store over the past year, as well as a sawed-off shotgun, were recovered.